Top prospect Simon Despres is recovered from an MCL sprain and in an expected move, Despres have been activated off IR and sent down to Wilkes Barre/Scranton, the team announced this morning.

While there had been discussions internally in the organization about Despres battling for a top-6 spot, those discussions were minor sources say, and the team still feels that the best thing for Despres development is to receive top-4 minutes in the minors and get special team’s time.

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